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Little Something is a light as a feather layering top. It can be worn alone in summer or layered in cooler seasons. It is worked seamlessly from the top down. The shoulders are shaped with short rows.

Little Something is graded with inclusive sizing in mind, designed to fit actual bust sizes from 76 cm / 30 inches to 168 cm / 66 inches. Measurements are given in both cm and inches.

Materials

Yarn

Lace weight + Lace weight = Sport weight

Shown here: Gepard Cashmere Lace (100% Cashmere; 350 m / 385 yds, 25 g / 0.88 oz skein; color #103): 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) {6, 7, 8, 8, 9} skeins

Yardage: 1185 (1345, 1525, 1700, 1895) {2095, 2320, 2530, 2760, 3010} m / 1295 (1470, 1665, 1860, 2070) {2290, 2540, 2765, 3015, 3290} yds, including 10% allowance

Note: If you are using a true sport weight yarn instead of 2 strands of lace weight yarns held together, divide the yardage in half.

Notions

Locking marker; stitch markers; waste yarn; yarn needle

Needles

• 3.75 mm / US 5 circular needle of length 60-100 cm / 24-40 inches, depending on your size; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

• 3.5 mm / US 4 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for the armhole edgings.

Gauge

24 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch on larger needle worked flat/in the round, blocked (worked with 2 strands of yarn held together).

Sizes
#sizeinclusive
Size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

This garment is intended to be worn with about 18-25.5 cm / 7-10 inches positive ease.

Shown in size 1, modeled with 18 cm / 7 inches of positive ease.

Finished Measurements

Bust circumference: 97 (107, 117, 127, 137) {147, 159, 169, 179, 189} cm / 38.25 (42.25, 46, 50, 54) {58, 62.5, 66.5, 70.25, 74.25} inches

How to choose your size: Measure a sweater in a similar style in your closet or add the amount of desired ease to your actual bust measurement, pick the size closest to that number. For example, if you want 18 cm / 7 inches of positive ease and your bust measurement is 99 cm / 39 inches, you should pick size 3.

Required Skills

Increases, knitting in the round, picking up stitches